Legal Opinion

Massey v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 16, 2013No. 2012-CP-00121-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P. J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lonnie Massey appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief (PCCR). Massey raises four issues: (1) his guilty plea was involuntary; (2) his counsel was ineffective; (3) there is newly discovered exonerating evidence; and (4) his sentence exceeds the statutory guidelines. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On December 6, 2010, Massey pled guilty in the Madison County Circuit Court to two counts of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-37-5 (Supp.2012) and one count of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Myers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. James Kenard Parish v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  2. Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  3. Bobby C. Sanders, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  4. Darrell Green v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
  5. James Kameron Rye v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023

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